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Your thoughts don't seem wrong, but I'm reminded of the phrase 'Grass is greener on the other side'. In a recruiter role, networking might be everything. You c

by ktta 9y ago

Your thoughts don't seem wrong, but I'm reminded of the phrase 'Grass is greener on the other side'. In a recruiter role, networking might be everything. You can be great and know the domain specific knowledge, but missing out on one contact might cost you your salary. To me it seems to be a very risky job. Isn't this similar to being a real estate agent in a way? Sure, we see the successful ones, but obviously there are people who go months without a sale.

kev009 9y ago
Yeah most things follow a Pareto principle, and I'm sure this is no different. Whatever I do career wise, I aim to be one of the best at it, at least the best that I can personally be. I suspect it would take a while to learn all the soft skills and what candidates and managers are looking for, but I don't think I'd have any trouble rising up. Likewise for sales, that is likely a very grueling job, but I think it comes with commensurate pay for high performance. The real gap here from my perspective being in a deeply technical role, you really don't have high upside, even at lauded companies, vs these other roles at those /same/ companies. Maybe I am just looking for excuses and entrepreneurism is the answer, but on glance it seems like the path to becoming a {talent,sales} rainmaker is far less risky for a good piece of the pie?